Right, I'm going to put up a ranking list of Countdown/Apterous parkrunners. I'll check it every so often to see if anyone's beaten their PB, and if anyone is really insistent that they don't want to be on the list, then I can remove their name. And if I've forgotten anyone, let me know and I can add them. This list is unlikely to be anywhere near exhaustive.

It probably belongs in the 'Really obvious things that you've only just realised' thread, but there's all these people who run past where I live when I'm out for my run on a Saturday morning. They stand around in a car-park for a quarter of an hour, then they do exactly the same course every week no matter what the weather's like. It doesn't look like any sort of race, as only a handful of them are decent runners, and I just thought it was some fairly pointless local health initiative. It was only when I happened to look at the parkrun thread it dawned on me what was going on. And no, I've never done one, and I don't expect to break 45 minutes for 10K ever again.

It probably belongs in the 'Really obvious things that you've only just realised' thread, but there's all these people who run past where I live when I'm out for my run on a Saturday morning. They stand around in a car-park for a quarter of an hour, then they do exactly the same course every week no matter what the weather's like. It doesn't look like any sort of race, as only a handful of them are decent runners, and I just thought it was some fairly pointless local health initiative. It was only when I happened to look at the parkrun thread it dawned on me what was going on. And no, I've never done one, and I don't expect to break 45 minutes for 10K ever again.

[I think you told me which one it was but I've forgotten. Good luck with it, anyway. Also, I'd definitely recommend joining a running club.

It's the Chelmsford marathon. Not exactly a big event, but I think it's a fast enough course, and I'm aiming for under 3 hours.

I got 3:09:16 in the end. It was going well for most of it, but the last three miles killed me. I was on for under 3 hours for more than 22 miles though. It was also very windy because of storm Brian. Still, I've got London to make up for it.

Right, I'm going to put up a ranking list of Countdown/Apterous parkrunners. I'll check it every so often to see if anyone's beaten their PB, and if anyone is really insistent that they don't want to be on the list, then I can remove their name. And if I've forgotten anyone, let me know and I can add them. This list is unlikely to be anywhere near exhaustive.

And Birmingham was the final round of the championship. It was just me (and 511 other people) taking part, and the results are as follows, with points in brackets:

35. Gevin Chapwell - 19:31 (50)

35th is very low down for a time of 19:31, so it's a very competitive parkrun. I'm nowhere near PB form though, having had over three weeks off after the marathon (I went to Mexico and the US; it wasn't just slacking) and taking a while to get back to form. My PB time of 18:22 would have put me 9th, so there were a lot of people in the space of about a minute. Anyway, the final points table:

COLIN was the first CO-event of the year, and with it we had the first CO-parkrun event. Five of us were in attendance, but Mike Springett fell and was unable to continue, so there was some discussion as to whether he should count as an entrant for scoring purposes. But in the end, we decided that he should be included - after all parkrun is an inclusive thing. It's all about taking part. Or something. The results are as follows:

This was also a PB for Zubair, beating the previous 26:54 - an anagram of his new record. Rose has also escaped the PB list until now, so I'll do an update. Incidentally her PB of 25:46 is also an anagram of both Zubair's times.

Right, I'm going to put up a ranking list of Countdown/Apterous parkrunners. I'll check it every so often to see if anyone's beaten their PB, and if anyone is really insistent that they don't want to be on the list, then I can remove their name. And if I've forgotten anyone, let me know and I can add them. This list is unlikely to be anywhere near exhaustive.

It was a very difficult course actually. Basically up a hill for the first half and down a hill for the second half, and very windy to boot. On the way down, the limiting factor was as much that you felt you were going trip and go flying as it was anything to do with fitness. If I were to do it again, I'd push much harder on the way up and basically exhaust myself, and then take the ride down. I think it would be quicker overall. Anyway, the points table:

I've now updated the PB list to include Tom Feilding. His best time of 26:16 puts him 26th, just one second ahead of Stephen Read. Also, Giles Hutchings has taken 11 seconds off his PB in getting 20:08. He goes from being one second behind Adam Gillard to being one second behind Conrad Teixeira. If he can get ahead of Conrad, there's a bit of open space before James Laverty.

Right, I'm going to put up a ranking list of Countdown/Apterous parkrunners. I'll check it every so often to see if anyone's beaten their PB, and if anyone is really insistent that they don't want to be on the list, then I can remove their name. And if I've forgotten anyone, let me know and I can add them. This list is unlikely to be anywhere near exhaustive.

Don't think he's an Apterite, but I'd wager that Jonny Currie is the finest runner to have appeared on the show in recent years, and by quite a margin too. His parkrun PB of 16.33 (16.07 on a road 5k) is quite modest compared to his track PBs, which include 1:52.77 for 800, which isn't far off what you need to make the British Championships.

Don't think he's an Apterite, but I'd wager that Jonny Currie is the finest runner to have appeared on the show in recent years, and by quite a margin too. His parkrun PB of 16.33 (16.07 on a road 5k) is quite modest compared to his track PBs, which include 1:52.77 for 800, which isn't far off what you need to make the British Championships.

Pre-CO:LON, me, Oliver Garner, Giles Hutchings and Mike Springett all completed the Mile End parkrun. James Laverty was also there in a spectating capacity. It was probably the most competitive parkrun I've ever done. There were 385 runners, and the results were as follows:

A few changes on this since I last updated it. Jonathan Rawlinson is getting ever closer to Oliver Garner with a new PB of 17:24 to beat his old time of 17:41. James Laverty has improved five seconds to go from 19:26 to 19:21 but stays 8th overall. Hopefully he'll be back running soon. And Giles Hutchings goes from 20:08 to 19:48, passing Conrad Teixeira in the process.

Right, I'm going to put up a ranking list of Countdown/Apterous parkrunners. I'll check it every so often to see if anyone's beaten their PB, and if anyone is really insistent that they don't want to be on the list, then I can remove their name. And if I've forgotten anyone, let me know and I can add them. This list is unlikely to be anywhere near exhaustive.

Before CO:Cam, there was the Cambridge parkrun. I was the only person to attend both, but Jonathan Rawlinson was also spotted at the parkrun! But as he didn't come to CO:Cam, he doesn't qualifying for the CO:parkrun competition. Out of 588 runners, the results:

Right, I'm going to put up a ranking list of Countdown/Apterous parkrunners. I'll check it every so often to see if anyone's beaten their PB, and if anyone is really insistent that they don't want to be on the list, then I can remove their name. And if I've forgotten anyone, let me know and I can add them. This list is unlikely to be anywhere near exhaustive.

Before .co.mk I did the Linford Wood parkrun (it was just me this time), which is the other Milton Keynes parkrun, since I've already done the actual Milton Keynes parkrun twice. And I finished first, which is the first time I've done that as a tourist! The results out of 219 runners:

Last year I was champion with 405 points. I'm probably only doing Birmingham in the rest of this year, but if only I do it, that would be 50 points bringing a new record yearly total of 410! But let's not get ahead of ourselves!

Last year I was champion with 405 points. I'm probably only doing Birmingham in the rest of this year, but if only I do it, that would be 50 points bringing a new record yearly total of 410! But let's not get ahead of ourselves!

Actually I did this one too. Was so surprised to come first with a time of 16:30 I forgot to scan my barcode! I was only expecting around the 17 minute mark, but nevertheless was happy to beat my uncle George (21st place) on his debut.

Last year I was champion with 405 points. I'm probably only doing Birmingham in the rest of this year, but if only I do it, that would be 50 points bringing a new record yearly total of 410! But let's not get ahead of ourselves!

Actually I did this one too. Was so surprised to come first with a time of 16:30 I forgot to scan my barcode! I was only expecting around the 17 minute mark, but nevertheless was happy to beat my uncle George (21st place) on his debut.

That's funny because the winning time was recorded at 17:06. Also weird that I didn't see you in front of me in the early stages - I saw five people in front of me and none of them were you!

And as I'm sure you're aware, Jonathan Rawlinson did the Cambridge parkrun on CO:CAM weekend but received no points because he didn't come to the CO event. So unfortunately it's no points for you for several reasons.

I improved my overall PB from 18:22 to 18:16 at Maldon parkrun on Saturday. Not a massive improvement, but I think there are much faster courses than Maldon, and I'm now confident of finding one of these courses and going under 18 minutes without having to improve any further (although I will improve anyway). I also checked other people's PB's and Dave Nicholson and James Wilson have both improved, with Dave going up two places on the list and James one place. The new list is underneath.

Also, I noticed Mark Hartnett sharing a run on Facebook, so I decided to look him up on the parkrun site and found this. Is this you, Mark?

Right, I'm going to put up a ranking list of Countdown/Apterous parkrunners. I'll check it every so often to see if anyone's beaten their PB, and if anyone is really insistent that they don't want to be on the list, then I can remove their name. And if I've forgotten anyone, let me know and I can add them. This list is unlikely to be anywhere near exhaustive.

The final CO-event of the year was at Birmingham, and I (and no-one else relevant) did the Cannon Hill parkrun. I actually slipped over on their special non-stick surface in the rain and jogged round for most of it. With 707 runners in total, here are the results:

In other news, David Hilton has been added to the list with his time of 23:07. He's only done one parkrun and thinks he can challenge 20 minutes though, so it will be interesting to see that. Also, I've improved by one second since the last update, to 18:15 at the Hackney Marshes parkrun. I was on for about 18 minutes (possibly under) but I followed some guy the wrong way while the marshals weren't paying attention. Thanks guys.

Right, I'm going to put up a ranking list of Countdown/Apterous parkrunners. I'll check it every so often to see if anyone's beaten their PB, and if anyone is really insistent that they don't want to be on the list, then I can remove their name. And if I've forgotten anyone, let me know and I can add them. This list is unlikely to be anywhere near exhaustive.

Right, I'm going to put up a ranking list of Countdown/Apterous parkrunners. I'll check it every so often to see if anyone's beaten their PB, and if anyone is really insistent that they don't want to be on the list, then I can remove their name. And if I've forgotten anyone, let me know and I can add them. This list is unlikely to be anywhere near exhaustive.